diff --git a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
index 9c8acd3..d920fca 100644
--- a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
+++ b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 var _canvas;
 
 // Offline recording duration
-var offlineRecordingDuration = 6000;
+var offlineRecordingDuration = 3000;
 
 // URL which exposes the archive saving API end-point
 var archiveUrl = window.location + "add-to-archive";